Chinese jade throughout the ages : a review of its characteristics, decoration, folklore, and symbolism / by Stanley Charles Nott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nott, Stanley Charles, 1902- author.

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Jade.

Art objects, Chinese.

Symbolism in art.

Folklore--China.

Folklore.

China--Antiquities.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (660 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : C. E. Tuttle Company, 1962.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>First published in 1936 and since then a collector's item of increasing rarity, <I>Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages</I> comprises a review of the characteristics, decorations, folklore, and symbolism of this esteemed mineral that has always held a proud place among gems of the world. The book presents a full descriptive account of the significance and meaning of the carvings produced in this prize stone by Chinese craftsmen from the earliest times, through the Chou and succeeding dynasties, down to the twentieth century.</div>

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Chinese Tribute to Jade; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; List of Colour Plates; Chronology; Introduction; Chapter I: CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCURRENCE OF JADE; Chapter II: ARCHAIC CARVINGS IN JADE; Chapter III: ARCHAIC RITUAL SYMBOLS AND IMPERIAL EMBLEMS UP TO THE HAN DYNASTY; Chapter IV: ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGS POSSESSING ASTRONOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; Chapter V: ARCHAIC JADE SYMBOLS OF WORSHIP; Chapter VI: RCHAIC JADE CARVINGS FROM THE HAN TO THE MING DYNASTIES; Chapter VII: ARCHAIC VESSEL FORMS IN JADE FROM THE CHOU TO THE MING DYNASTY; THE TSUN; THE CHAN

THE P'ANTHE TUI; THE TOU OR TENG; THE CHÜEH AND TSAN; THE KIO AND SAN; Chapter VIII: JADE CARVINGS OF THE MING DYNASTY; Chapter IX: JADE CARVINGS OF THE CITING DYNASTY; Chapter X: STYLE IN JADE CARVING; Chapter XI: THE JU-I OR SCEPTRE; Chapter XII: ANIMAL CARVINGS IN JADE; THE DRAGON; THE HORSE; THE OX; THE TIGER; THE CH'I-LIN; THE LION; THE DEER OR STAG; THE ELEPHANT; THE BEAR; THE GOAT AND THE RAM; THE BADGER; THE RAT; THE DOG; THE BOAR; THE CAT; THE FOX; THE HARE; THE SQUIRREL; THE MONKEY; THE BAT; THE BUTTERFLY; THE TORTOISE; THE SERPENT OR SNAKE; THE TOAD AND FROG

Chapter XIII: BIRDS, FISH AND INSECTS IN JADEFÊNG-HUANG; THE DOVE OR PIGEON; THE CROW AND HERON; THE FALCON AND EAGLE; THE DUCK; THE COCK; THE CARP AND OTHER FISH; THE CICADA; THE MANTIS; Chapter XIV: DESIGNS EMBODYING SYMBOLICAL EMBLEMS AND CHARACTERS; THE PA KUA; THE KEY-FRET AND MEANDER PATTERN; RECUMBENT SILKWORM PATTERN; THE GRAIN MOTIVE AND SIMILAR PATTERNS; BAMBOO PATTERN; THE T'AO TIEH; VARIOUS EMBLEMS AND CHARACTERS; Chapter XV: PLANT AND FLOWER FORMS IN JADE CARVINGS; THE PEACH; THE POMEGRANATE; THE BUDDHA'S HAND CITRON; THE LOTUS; THE FLOWERS OF THE MONTHS AND SEASONS

THE SACRED FUNGUSChapter XVI: VASE FORMS IN JADE; THE HOUSEHOLD ALTAR; OBJECTS USED IN THE RITUAL BEFORE BURIAL; VESSELS USED IN PRIVATE ANCESTRAL WORSHIP; THE WU KUNG; THE SAN SHE; WINE VESSELS; THE CHIU HU.; THE CHIEN TUNG; PI TUNG; SNUFF AND MEDICINE BOTTLES; Chapter XVII: JADE OBJECTS FOR THE WRITING TABLE; Chapter XVIII: DIVINITIES AND OTHER CELESTIAL FORMS CARVED IN JADE; THE EIGHT TAOIST GENII OR IMMORTALS; OTHER TAOISTIC DIVINITIES; THE THREE PURE ONES; THE EIGHTEEN LOHANS; APPENDIX I: MINERALOGICAL METHODS USED IN DETERMINING HARD STONES

APPENDIX II: A SHORT GLOSSARY OF SOME OF THE CHINESE WORDS USED IN THE BOOKAPPENDIX III: THE FIVE SACRED MOUNTAINS OF CHINA; APPENDIX IV: PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS CHINESE FESTIVALS; APPENDIX V: THE REIGNING CHINESE DYNASTIES; APPENDIX VI: A LIST OF CHINESE WRITINGS REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT OF THIS BOOK; APPENDIX VII: BIBLIOGRAPHY CHIEFLY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN WORKS RELATING TO CHINA AND ITS ARTS; APPENDIX VIII: MARKS AND DEVICES; MAP OF THE CHIEF CENTRES OF ARTISTIC INDUSTRY IN CHINA; INDEX; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-0966-3

OCLC:

868283164